PAH diagnostic ratios for the identification of pollution emission sources

M Tobiszewski, J Namieśnik - Environmental pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios have recently come into common
use as a tool for identifying and assessing pollution emission sources. Some diagnostic …

Levels, source appointment, and ecological risk of petroleum hydrocarbons in tropical coastal ecosystems (northeast Brazil): Baseline for future monitoring …

GM Fernandes, DA Martins, RP Dos Santos… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
We reviewed 20 years of levels, sources, and environmental risks related to the main
petroleum hydrocarbons in the northeast region of Brazil. The aim of this study was to …

Distribution, sources and ecological risk assessment of PAHs in historically contaminated surface sediments at Bhavnagar coast, Gujarat, India

DR Dudhagara, RK Rajpara, JK Bhatt, HB Gosai… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
The concentration, distribution and ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) have been investigated in surface sediments near Bhavnagar coast. The …

Impact of oxidation and biodegradation on the most commonly used polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios: Implications for the source identifications

C Biache, L Mansuy-Huault, P Faure - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Based on the isomer stability during their formation, PAH diagnostic ratios have been
extensively used to determine PAH contamination origin. Nevertheless, it is known that …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terrestrial and aquatic environments following wildfire: a review

KA Kieta, PN Owens, EL Petticrew… - Environmental …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Wildfires are a natural landscape disturbance in many climates and forest types, but the
cumulative impact of human-caused climate change, historical fire management and …

Sources and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organic matter in surface sediments of an estuary under petroleum activity influence, Todos …

RA Nascimento, M de Almeida, NCF Escobar… - Marine pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study evaluated the origin and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and the organic matter (OM) in the surface sediment of the São Paulo River estuary …

Legacy and emerging contaminants in coastal surface sediments around Hainan Island in South China

L Mo, J Zheng, T Wang, YG Shi, BJ Chen, B Liu, YH Ma… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Emerging and legacy hydrophobic pollutants, including halogenated flame retardants
(HFRs), organophosphorus FRs (OPFRs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and …

Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of a Tropical Bay influenced by anthropogenic activities (Todos os Santos …

M de Almeida, DV do Nascimento… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to evaluate the distribution and origin of 16 Priority PAHs in
surficial sediment samples of Todos os Santos Bay (TSB, Brazil). Total PAHs concentrations …

Overview of persistent organic pollution (PAHs, Me-PAHs and PCBs) in freshwater sediments from Northern France

S Net, R El-Osmani, E Prygiel, S Rabodonirina… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
PCBs, parent and alkyl-PAHs have been quantified in sediments collected from three
canalized rivers (Deûle, Sensée and Scarpe) all located in a highly industrialized zone of …

Sources and distribution of aromatic hydrocarbons in a tropical marine protected area estuary under influence of sugarcane cultivation

RH de Arruda-Santos, CAF Schettini, GT Yogui… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Goiana estuary is a well preserved marine protected area (MPA) located on the northeastern
coast of Brazil. Despite its current state, human activities in the watershed represent a …